2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the Assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the holy ones who are in all Achaia:
Paulus, ved Guds Villie Kristi Jesu Apostel, og Broderen Timotheus til Guds Menighed, som er i Korinth, tillige med alle de hellige, som ere i hele Akaja:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Naade være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3 Blessed [is] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort,
Lovet være Gud og vor Herres Jesu Kristi Fader, Barmhjertighedens Fader og al Trøsts Gud,
4 who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;
som trøster os under al vor Trængsel, for at vi maa kunne trøste dem, som ere i alle Haande Trængsel, med den Trøst, hvormed vi selv trøstes af Gud!
5 because, as the sufferings of the Christ abound to us, so through the Christ our comfort also abounds;
Thi ligesom Kristi Lidelser komme rigeligt over os, saaledes bliver ogsaa vor Trøst rigelig ved Kristus.
6 and whether we be in tribulation, [it is] for your comfort and salvation, that is worked in the enduring of the same sufferings that we also suffer; whether we are comforted, [it is] for your comfort and salvation;
Men hvad enten vi lide Trængsel, sker det til eders Trøst og Frelse, eller vi trøstes, sker det til eders Trøst, som viser sin Kraft i, at I udholde de samme Lidelser, som ogsaa vi lide; og vort Haab om eder er fast,
7 and our hope [is] steadfast for you, knowing that even as you are partakers of the sufferings—so also of the comfort.
efterdi vi vide, at ligesom I ere delagtige i Lidelserne, saaledes ere I det ogsaa i Trøsten.
8 For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above [our] power, so that we even despaired of life;
Thi vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om den Trængsel, som kom over os i Asien, at vi bleve overvættes besværede, over Evne, saa at vi endog mistvivlede om Livet.
9 but we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,
Ja, selv have vi hos os selv faaet det Svar: „Døden‟, for at vi ikke skulde forlade os paa os selv, men paa Gud, som oprejser de døde,
10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and delivers, in whom we have hoped that even yet He will deliver;
han, som friede os ud af saa stor en Dødsfare og vil fri os, til hvem vi have sat vort Haab, at han ogsaa fremdeles vil fri os,
11 you also working together for us by your supplication, that the gift through many persons to us, through many, may be thankfully acknowledged for us.
idet ogsaa I komme os til Hjælp med Bøn for os, for at der fra mange Munde maa blive rigeligt takket for os, for den Naade, som er bevist os.
12 For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;
Thi dette er vor Ros, vor Samvittigheds Vidnesbyrd, at i Guds Hellighed og Renhed, ikke i kødelig Visdom, men i Guds Naade have vi færdedes i Verden, men mest hos eder.
13 for no other things do we write to you, but what you either read or also acknowledge, and I hope that you will also acknowledge to the end,
Thi vi skrive eder ikke andet til end det, som I læse eller ogsaa erkende; men jeg haaber, at I indtil Enden skulle erkende,
14 according as you also acknowledged us in part, that we are your glory, even as also you [are] ours, in the Day of the Lord Jesus;
ligesom I ogsaa til Dels have erkendt om os, at vi ere eders Ros, ligesom I ere vor, paa den Herres Jesu Dag.
15 and in this confidence I was intending to come to you before, that you might have a second favor,
Og i Tillid hertil havde jeg i Sinde at komme først til eder, for at I skulde faa Naade to Gange,
16 and to pass to Macedonia through you, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent forward by you to Judea.
og om ad eder at drage til Makedonien og atter fra Makedonien at komme til eder og blive befordret videre af eder til Judæa.
17 This, therefore, intending, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, [did] I counsel according to the flesh, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?
Naar jeg nu havde dette i Sinde, mon jeg da saa handlede i Letsindighed? Eller hvad jeg beslutter, beslutter jeg det efter Kødet, for at der hos mig skal være Ja, Ja og Nej, Nej?
18 And God [is] faithful, that our word to you did not become Yes and No,
Saa sandt Gud er trofast, er vor Tale til eder ikke Ja og Nej.
19 for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, having been preached through us among you—through me and Silvanus and Timotheus—did not become Yes and No, but in Him it has become Yes;
Thi Guds Søn, Kristus Jesus, som blev prædiket iblandt eder ved os, ved mig og Silvanus og Timotheus, han blev ikke Ja og Nej, men Ja er vorden i ham.
20 for as many as [are] promises of God, in Him [are] the Yes, and in Him the Amen, for glory to God through us;
Thi saa mange som Guds Forjættelser ere, i ham have de deres Ja; derfor faa de ogsaa ved ham deres Amen, Gud til Ære ved os.
21 and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and anointed us, [is] God,
Men den, som holder os med eder fast til Kristus og salvede os, er Gud,
22 who also sealed us, and gave the deposit of the Spirit in our hearts.
som ogsaa beseglede os og gav os Aandens Pant i vore Hjerter.
23 And I call on God for a witness on my soul, that sparing you, I did not come to Corinth yet;
Men jeg kalder Gud til Vidne over min Sjæl paa, at det var for at skaane eder, at jeg ikke igen kom til Korinth.
24 not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by faith you stand.
Ikke at vi ere Herrer over eders Tro, men vi ere Medarbejdere paa eders Glæde; thi i Troen staa I.
